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New Rules On Corporate Secrecy Have Glaring Loopholes
Several watchdog groups note that the Obama administration's proposed rules on disclosure of the people behind now-secret shell companies won't deal with existing companies, and offer a road map for evasion.
Conservative Solution For Puerto Ricans In Pain Is More Pain
House Republicans proposed addressing Puerto Rico's debt crisis by cutting the pensions of retirees and cutting the pay of low-wage workers – to protect wealthy bondholders who gambled on the island's finances.
Can Trump Really Win Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania?
Democrats should not be complacent about the threat of Donald Trump, but neither should they revert to panic at the sight of a single poll. Always beware of outliers.
Burning Issues: The Arms Trade As A Foreign Policy Tool
We should challenge the practice of recent presidents, including President Obama, of using arms sales to further foreign policy interests, says William Hartung of the Center for International Policy in this Burning Issues video.
Progressive Breakfast
Trump Hides Tax Returns Trump won't release tax returns. AP: "... the billionaire businessman ... does not expect to release his tax returns before the November election. 'There's nothing to learn from them,' Trump told The Associated Press in an interview Tuesday....
Bernie Takes West Virginia
Bernie Sanders won West Virginia big last night. Even in the face of a mainstream media essentially declaring the race over, voters in the West Virginia Democratic primary chose Sanders -- and sent a message to Democrats.
Questionable Assumptions Behind Critiques of Sanders' Economic Plan
Two reports reinforce one of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's chief attack lines against competitor Bernie Sanders: that his "numbers don't add up" and that he is making promises "that cannot be kept."
Battle Over N.C. “Bathroom Law” Exposes Fissures on The Right
A week after Ted Cruz’s defended it in a failed attempt to boost his presidential bid, the battle over North Carolina’s anti-LGBT “bathroom bill” is exposing fissures in the conservative movement.
Trump's Uphill Battle For Bernie Voters
"I think I'll get a lot of his supporters" Donald Trump said on CNN of Bernie Sanders voters. A few seconds earlier, Trump smeared Sanders, saying he "could be beyond a socialist." That sums up his problem.
Failure of Korean Trade Deal Voids TPP
A backlash against so-called free trade is evident in the groundswell of support for insurgent presidential candidates on the left and right who denounce these failed policies. The first victim of this uprising should be the proposed TPP.
